#kittycatalyst

I think it'd be pretty neat if Jesse met Rhiannon in the bookstore she works at. Chances are PRETTY GOOD that if he were wandering around and saw an occult bookstore he'd stop in just to see what they have. (Or at least, he'd tell himself that it's "just to see" but then he ends up buying an armful of books anyhow.) 

Regardless of whether or not she approached him because of his aura or if he just encountered her while purchasing his books I feel that he'd interpret her brusqueness or wariness as "oh no I have offended this young woman somehow"--it'd make him flustered around her and that'd probably make everything he did look suspicious. He'd want to apologize for whatever offense he made and the best way to do that is of course cooking for someone, so he'd end up asking if he could make dinner for her. With Rhiannon's guard around other and disinterest in things like small talk it doesn't seem like she'd agree?? (Though maybe she'd see it as an opportunity to gather more information??? idk you'll have to let me know on that one) But Jesse would try to reach a compromise where he could give something to make up for WHATEVER HE DID but do it in a way and place that'd be comfortable for Rhi. 

If he did get her to agree/if they had some reason to talk some more beyond his purchases and his not-being-human came up, he'd have no problem admitting he was a demon. But beyond that would be fairly uncomfortable for Jesse; he doesn't like answering questions about himself, particularly things related to his past and whether or not he's a good person (which seems to be related to a lot of questions about him being a demon). If Rhiannon started opening up because of her curiosity and asking a lot of questions about him he'd try really hard to veer the conversation to something like books, which he'd assume is a common interest since they met in a bookstore. 

If he found out anything about Lena (I get the feeling that Rhiannon wouldn't bring up anything about Lena herself) he'd feel a mix of things--a desire to help make things right, but also a whopping load of guilt as the body he's in right now was technically gained from him possessing it. It was a husk and he didn't take the body from anyone, per se, but it's hard for Jesse to see it like that.

He'd think Rhiannon was a very strong individual and he'd want to help her find Lena and make things right, but at the same time I think he'd be very, very afraid that Rhiannon might hurt him at some point. And though he thinks maybe he might deserve it for being a demon, that doesn't make him like pain anymore than he does. He'd find her intimidating and be afraid of her, often times would be flustered or a bit stumbling around her.